An index to the wills and inventories now preserved in the Court of probate, at Chester

by: Church of England. Diocese of Chester; Earwaker, J. P. (John Parsons), 1847-1895, ed; Great Britain. Court of Probate (Chester)

Publication date: 1879

Topics: Wills, Wills, Inventories of estates, Inventories of estates

Publisher: [Manchester] : Printed for the Record Society by A. Ireland

Collection: brigham_young_university; americana

Digitizing sponsor: Brigham Young University

Contributor: Harold B. Lee Library

Language: English

Volume: 25

"The wills at Chester were originally proved in the Bishop's court there."-Introd. [v. 1] p. vi

Vol. 7 contains the report of the Record society for the year 1890/91

[v. 1] From A. D. 1545 to 1620; together with (1) A list of the transcripts of early wills, preserved in the Consistory court, Chester; (2) A list of the wills printed bu the Chetham society; (3) A list of the wills seen and noted by the Revs. J. and G. J. Piccope, and not now to be found at Chester; (4) A list of the wills preserved in Harl. ms. 1991 in the British museum.- [v. 2] From A. D. 1621 to 1650; with two appendices: (I) A list of the Lancashire and Chehire wills proved in the Prerogative court of Canterbury, 1650-1660; (II.) A list of the Lancashire and Cheshire administrations granted in the Prerogative court of Canterbury, 1650-1660.- [v.3-6] From A. D. 1660-1760; with appendices containing the list of the "infra" wills (or those in which the personalty was under Â£40)

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